Climb on

Up, up, up. The backyard climatis likes to scale the adjacent plants. Space fillers, indeed.

Rose power

Strong showing. The violet roses made a fantastic showing on this season’s backyard Bloom One. Delicious. The peach roses came in strong, too.

Darling daisy

Powerful placement. I think my dear wife Karen selected a fine spot for our backyard bunch of daisies for the summer of 2024. They look great next to the two-part bird bath.

Good cover

Thick and rich, When this front plant decides its time to bloom, our kitchen window becomes an afterthought. Great cover, indeed.

Off to a crashing start

Off the bridge, onto the Cape. Now that I’m done telling the fun little stories about this year’s Cape Cod getaway for my dear wife Karen and I, it’s time to circle back to the jolting start of Day One. Enough time has past. We’ve settled back into our home routine in Central New York.…

Home and away

Proud and tall. Before we left for this year’s Cape Cod getaway, I dashed around the backyard and front-yard gardens to catch the blooms. One whispery, tall powder puff stood tall way out back. And in Sandwich, Mass. While we were walking the grounds of the Heritage Museum and Gardens in Sandwich, Mass., I spied…

Enjoy a good live song

Play on, sir. The Ocean House Beach Bar does a lot of things right on its square of bright green artificial turf that sits inside the three sides of the working motel where guests say. Couches. Chairs. Serves to bring food and drink. And to make certain happy hours a Happy Hour, a musician pulls…

Still a puzzle champ

Relaxation for one. Several visits to the Cape, terrific daughter Elisabeth and George Three dropped in with my dear wife Karen and I. They both enjoy joining in the jigsaw puzzle extravaganza with Karen. So, me and my big mouth wondered if she’s be up to the task of finding and fitting those thousand tiny…

Oh, man, those pancakes

Finding my fill. A breakfast drive to the next town over lands my dear wife Karen and I at the Pancake Man. I don’t need a menu to know my order, but I’ll read it anyway just to see the other delights I could have if my taste buds were wandering. Indeed, two plates stacked…